JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019

Faebert wrote: »

Hi all, happy Friday! It’s a very happy one for me. I was due to have a half day today to make up for all the extra cover I’ve been doing and planning time missed but my boss very sweetly gave me the whole day off instead! Took the kids to school then decided to try running around the Heath near their school for a change rather than the pavements I keep falling on. I had lots of time, and although it was hot I felt quite strong. So I pushed myself and....drumroll...did a half marathon!! Me! Can’t believe it! It was super hilly in places, bumpy, full of dogs, people, prams etc so I am delighted I completed it at all. Managed 2hrs 15 mins. A way off my 10 mile pace but I don’t care! It’s still a major achievement.

That is awesome! Congratulations on such a great achievement!

Hi all! Yesterday I definitely did not stay in my calories..I didn't even try to log but if I took a wild guess I'd say it was at least around 3,500, very likely more. Oh well, today is a new day and I'm only just now starting to get a little hungry.

For some reason I'm exhausted today even though I slept till 10! I'm just laying on the couch now, but I did finish the first time home buyers course this morning so I haven't been completely useless 😂😂. Our closing is two weeks from today..I can't believe how fast it's coming up!

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great day 😎.

Yesterday 7/4:

1. Give Rukia her pill 😁
2. Stay within 1700 calories😞 not even remotely close
3. Start first time home buyer class😁 started yesterday and finished today!

JFT 7/5:

1. Give Rukia her pill 😁
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. Get a minimum of 5,000 steps

@Bex953172 How did it go today? Did you make it on time?

@cschmitz110515 You are a better woman than I am. You couldn't pay me enough to walk Maddie in this heat! She doesn't seem to mind as much anymore though since we fenced in the back yard for her. She LOVES being the little Queen of her Domain.

@mytime6630 Hi!!! Hope you are doing well. I haven't read posts yet so I hope I haven't missed any big news.

@bookmeister86 You have a solid plan going into tonight, it sounds like! I didn't realize you were applying for jobs! Are they outside your company or within? Good luck! I know how much you have given in your current position and sometimes it's just time to move forward. xoxo

@Snowflake1968 HAVE THE BEST TIME EVER THIS WEEKEND! I can't wait to read about your new job! I didn't realize you were working again. That must be a relief, because I know you were getting bored.

@Faebert Did you fall a second time? It sounds like you've got some sore knees? Sore knees or not, you kicked butt today girl! Good job!

JFT 2019

Goals for Fri 05/07
FOOD:

• Weigh/Post in JGM10Ds 😄
• Prelog food, balance macros/micros 😄
• follow through 😄
• Hydration 😄

EXERCISE:

• 6000+ steps 😄 9200+
• 15+ mins strength 😄
• 15+ mins flexibility 😄

OTHER:

• Meditation 😄
• look after dogs 😄
• Parchment Craft after lunch 😄
• gardening (if the weather stays fine) 😄 Over an hour trimming lawn edges and pruning bushes
  
• Post in UAC/Post Sole Mates Evening Reminder 😄
• Read/Comment in Women Over 50 thread 😄
  
  Goals for Sat 06/07
  FOOD:
  • Weigh/Post in JGM10Ds
  • Prelog food, balance macros/micros
  • follow through
  • Hydration
  
  EXERCISE:
  • 6000+ steps
  • 15+ mins strength
  • 15+ mins flexibility
  
  OTHER:
  • Meditation
  • look after dogs
  • Local shopping
  • gardening (if the weather stays fine)
  • Post in UAC/Post Sole Mates Evening Reminder
  • Read/Comment in Women Over 50 thread

JFT 5th July

Log everything yes, everything
Stay in the green no, 1504 calories
Back exercises yes
Big shop, bank yes
Visit parents yes
Wash car, at least do the windscreen yes, all except the wheels, hate doing the wheels
Prep and load car for work trip tomorrow yes, even the sandwiches are made
Water plant pots for weekend yes
Keep reminding myself how much I want this really needed to do this today!

Had to keep reminding myself today that I wouldn't be happy if I ate way above my calories, as I really wanted to! I'm extra tired (never sleep well) and fed up of being in pain, and just wanted to eat. Some days are just worse than others, hopefully tomorrow will be better
Managed to keep the extras to a few crackers and some cheese.

My aim for the weekend is the same as last week, no takeaway, I have a planned low cal meal for tomorrow night when I'm away. If I don't take snacks I can't eat them.

@Snowflake1968, have a lovely time. Hope to see some photos later

@Faebert, huge applause to you for running the half marathon length, especially as you've been injured!

aubyshortcake wrote: »

I did finish the first time home buyers course this morning so I haven't been completely useless 😂😂. Our closing is two weeks from today..I can't believe how fast it's coming up!

I never heard of such a course. Is it a requirement from your mortgagor?

Well, my plan for not overeating at my friend's dinner didn't go so well!

Details below, but I've learned two things:

- It's not enough to plan to 'take sensible portions' because when you're at people's place for dinner they often just hand you your portion. So you need to be prepared to either jump in and say "just a small portion for me" OR not eat all of what they give you. I think I will try the first one next time as I don't really like not finishing food, although I know this is something I have to learn.
- I just have very ingrained habits about the way I eat on social occasions. It is just habitual behaviour for me to over-eat when I am out, so it's really difficult to change this. I've made really good process on my 'everyday eating' and I think my 'everyday eating' is pretty habitually good now. But socially I have always, always, overeaten (to let you into a personal secret: I have barely ever had a birthday where I haven't ended up being sick from eating too much). It is just what I do.... Until now. I am going to change it. But I have to be realistic about the size of the challenge because when you have always had a particular way of eating, it's really hard to change that quickly. I need to be patient with myself and potentially try to change habits little by little rather than expecting myself to make too much progress too quickly.


Yesterday's commitments:

- Log everything I eat
- Minimise pre-dinner snacks and drinks, if offered - small quantity of snacks for politeness only and one drink Pre-dinner snacks were crisps which are a real weakness of mine. I started well, taking one at once and leaving big gaps and eating slowly. But then they kept refilling the bowl! And they were literally right in front of me and I gave up and just ate.
- Take sensible portion of main course and eat slowly and mindfully so as to appreciate it Didn't do this one either, my host offered seconds and I did not say no. However, I don't think this course was too fattening so it probably didn't make too much difference.
- Take small portion of dessert for the taste only. Savour it! I was given a large portion and ate it. I did enjoy it though.
- Watch the amount I'm drinking - log as I go so as not to rack up the calories too much (will work out ideal calories before)Pretty much ignored this one
- Take bottle of tasty soft drink to fill up with Well I did take it. But then I put it in the fridge to cool and forgot it was there and just drank wine...
- Stay within maintenance Hahahahahaa NO
- 4 bottles water 3.5
- Run to work

- No eating whilst standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts You know the weird thing is I'm not sure I actually had sabotaging thoughts that led me to eat. I think just ate because that is what I do on those situations - it's how I've always eaten, habitual behaviour.
- Give myself credit! To be fair, I actually was proud of myself earlier in the afternoon because I was a bit down mid-afternoon and almost ate chocolate Hobnobs that were in the office, but stopped myself. I was pleased with that. And this is good because actually perhaps without that I would have descended into a binge
- Stay positive

- 45+ minute lunch break Zero lunch break
- Read response cards x2
- Meditate
- 2+ of French podcast, reading, Duolingo Duolingo only
- Leave work by 6pm


Today will be a big challenge for me. It's my friend's birthday and we're going for a picnic in the park. Picnics are a big danger for me, they are full of food I like, and alcohol which makes you eat more, and you just sit there and graze for hours and rack up the calories. I'm going to do my best to moderate myself though, here is the plan:

- Take a specific quantity of low-calorie G&T and do not drink ANYTHING that others have brought
- Take a big bottle of soft drink to keep myself full (and remember that I have it this time, lol - should be easier as there will be no fridge to stash it in and forget it)
- Only take healthy foods to contribute to the food pile (I'm thinking strawberries, carrots and olives)
- Log food AS I GO and watch the calories. Don't go over maintenance
- ABSOLUTELY NO CRISPS (once I start, I can't stop - and I ate enough of them yesterday)
- Join in with any active games (e.g. frisbee) to take myself away from food

Let's see if this plan is more successful than yesterday's!


So, other commitments:

- Log everything I eat
- Stay within maintenance
- 4 bottles water or equivalent
- Exercise DVD

- No eating whilst standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts
- Give myself credit!

- Read Response Cards twice at least
- Meditate (on train)
- Duolingo
- Train home before midnight (ideally earlier)


Weekly calorie balance: 1140 in the red (damn those crisps and chocolate dessert/ice cream)

Checking in from Friday
1. AM walk/run - 3 miles. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Chop celery. Duo.
2. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Prep cheese and build parfait for Saturday.
3. Review tour guide script. Quiz. Put jewelry away. Prelog food for Saturday. Finish "Villains" blog post.
4. Practice sheet music. Read Delusions of Gender & update Goodreads. Look for sunblock at Walgreens. Spiderman? Dinner with B?
5. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water! LOG BEFORE SNACKING!
6. MEDS. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. JFTomorrow.
7. In bed by 9:45; devices off by 10:00.

JFT Saturday
1. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Prelog all food. Chop celery. Pack dinner. Duo. Gratitude journal. Leave for park by 8:50.
2. Review script during breaks. Draft blog post.
3. NO EXTRA SNACKS. NO. D list: load/run dishwasher. Groceries.
4. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
5. MEDS. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. JFTomorrow.
6. Shower. Bed.
7. Meeting 9:15 Friday. MM audition July M-T July 22-23. Ask about how to support new AP. Set up assessment switch-outs on OW. Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. Remind D to ask his dad about the table. Check with D about ceiling and taking items to the dump. START BLOGGING AGAIN. 3 posts/week? Schedule assessments and return dates (check last term's plans for unit length). Put jewelry away. Fold laundry. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank.

Scale goals
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut
WFTY: Climbing. Yay! No more 15-hour days, at least not this year. My feet are very grateful. I was a lot more tired yesterday than I was Wednesday, even though I was only at the park for 20 minutes longer than on Tuesday. Dear union members and anarchists, thank you for fighting for an 8-hour day. I'm glad that long days are the exception rather than the norm!

Joining in with everyone that’s had a not great start to the weekend. Was not hungry yesterday despite the massive run and ended the day with something crazy like a 1500 deficit. Well this morning the hunger found me and I’ve been like an animal. Took the kids to an adventure climbing place and it was super stressful getting there due to random road closures and I hadn’t eaten enough so it all got too much. Easy to see the reasons why after the event isn’t it?!

It’s lunchtime now and I’ve put on the metaphorical brakes. Going to give the house a deep clean and if there’s time tackle a bit of gardening.

Saturday goals:
- rest day post long run ✅
- Take kids to Go Ape for 9:30 ✅
- Cleaning
- Laundry
- Gardening
- Call bank for replacement card
- Bed by 10

Let’s get this weekend turned around! X

Good morning! I'm not even going to bother marking how I did yesterday because it was pretty much a bust. Way too ambitious for a Friday when I had to work all day. Moving goals to today when they are much more likely to get done! I really need to stop setting myself up for failure and be more realistic in what I WANT to accomplish, as well as reasonably CAN accomplish. Otherwise, I don't even want to log on and update my statuses because in my mind I failed.

It's raining this morning, a light gray drizzly kind of day, so I didn't do the farmer's market. If it clears up later, I hope to get outside and pick some weeds from our flower beds. I don't do well with the hot humid weather we've had lately. It tends to cause my bad arm to swell from lymphedema. So, I've spent a lot of time inside lately. I'm thankful the lady across the street has such a beautiful yard where she plants so many different color flowers that I enjoy out our front window. I just love flowers.

I've joined the Half Size Me community recently and am participating in a challenge called "Getting Started for the Last Time". I'm hoping it will help give me insights, between the course and the members participating, that will resonate with me. I'll let you know how it goes! If it turns out the cost is not worth what I get out of it, I will cancel my membership, but I really enjoy the podcasts and realistic approach to losing and maintaining that Heather talks about so am giving it a shot.


Just for Today, 7/6/2019

1. Journal every bite and every oz of water
2. Drink >68 oz of water
3. 30 minutes activity - Wii, Leslie Sansone DVD, Body Groove or gym
4. Begin strength training with small weights. Find video for proper technique.
5. Listen to Half Size Me Lesson 1: Getting Started for the Last Time
6. Start on July Budget
7. Meal plan for Sunday through Saturday and make grocery list
8. Pre-journal tomorrow's meals and snacks
9. Gratitude Journal | Read JM, DO or SA | Listen to Calm/Headspace | Read current mystery | Lights out by 10:30

• Eat only while sitting
• Eat mindfully, putting down fork between bites
• Self-talk when tempted
• Give myself credit
• Positive self-talk
• Rewrite and review Response cards

July Goal: Meal Plan each week and stick to the plan. Pre-journal every evening for the next day. Meal Plans will be written out on Saturday and run from Sunday through Saturday.

Weekly Goal for July 7 - July 13:
Theme for 2019: Tenacity